- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 4197
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition Thus/Limited Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1930
Book Description
New York: Random House, 1930. First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Mild toning to spine, signed by artist at colophon, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, paper onlay toned, else tight and clean. Green cloth boards, silver gilt lettering and decorative elements (compass rose), graphite topstain. 4to. 245pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Limited numbered edition, this being 835 of 900, signed by Kent. A lovely copy of this renowned classic, richly illustrated and signed by Kent.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
colophon : The last text portion of a book, which contains information about the publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possible a printer's device.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
